Tallon Griekspoor has two grass titles at ATP 250 level but has never gone beyond the second round at Wimbledon, and that split defines his profile on the surface. He finished 29th in the men’s GTC Grass Rankings with a GTC Grass Rating of 93, down from 98 and one place below his preseason position.
Grass at a glance
- GTC Grass Rating: 93, 29th in the men’s rankings (28th before the season)
- Pillars: Lawn Form 34, Arsenal 61, Wimbledon 33, Nerve 37
- Nationality: Netherlands
- Best Wimbledon result: Second round (2022, 2024)
- Grass titles: ‘s-Hertogenbosch 2023, Mallorca 2025
- Plays: Right-handed, two-handed backhand
How Tallon plays on grass
Griekspoor plays a direct, first-strike game that should travel well to grass. His first serve is heavy and well disguised, and he looks to follow it with a flat forehand into the open court. When he is serving well he can hold quickly and put pressure on the return games, which is how he has won his two grass titles. His Arsenal score of 61 is easily his best pillar.
The return is where grass hurts him. On faster courts he struggles to get the ball back with depth against strong servers, and that leaves him relying on tie-breaks to decide sets. He is not a natural slicer or volleyer, and his movement on grass is adequate rather than a strength.
His Nerve score of 37 reflects that pattern. Too many of his grass matches turn on one or two points in a tie-break or a deciding set, and recently those have gone against him.
Grass record
His first grass title came at ‘s-Hertogenbosch in 2023, where he beat Jordan Thompson 6-7(4), 7-6(3), 6-3 in the final in front of a home crowd. He added Mallorca in 2025, beating Corentin Moutet 7-5, 7-6(3).
Wimbledon has not followed. His best result is the second round, reached in 2022 and 2024, and in 2025 Jenson Brooksby beat him 6-2, 7-5, 6-2 in the first round. That record explains a Wimbledon pillar of 33.
The 2026 grass season
Griekspoor opened at ‘s-Hertogenbosch as the 6th seed and won his first match before Zhang Zhizhen beat him 7-6, 6-4 in the second round, a match in which Griekspoor struggled to read the serve on a quick court. His rating held at 98. In Halle he lost his opener to Sho Shimabukuro, then ranked 97, by 6-4, 3-6, 6-4 to the Japanese player, and dropped to 97.
He was due to defend his Mallorca title but withdrew before the event and was replaced in the draw by VÃt KopÅ™iva, leaving his 2025 title undefended. At Wimbledon James Duckworth beat him 6-4, 4-6, 7-5, 6-4 in the first round. It was his fifth consecutive first-round defeat at the majors, following Wimbledon and the US Open in 2025 and the Australian Open and Roland Garros in 2026, and his rating fell to 93.
Looking ahead to 2027
The 2027 grass swing will start from a low base, with no title to defend and a rating that has fallen two seasons running. The likely schedule is ‘s-Hertogenbosch, where he has his best results, followed by Halle or Mallorca and then Wimbledon. The priority is the return of serve, which would give him more chances to break before tie-breaks decide his sets. A realistic target is a deep run at one of the 250 events and a first Wimbledon third round, which would lift both his Lawn Form and Wimbledon pillars from their current lows.
